Development of neurogenic placodes in Xenopus laevis

Journal of Comparative Neurology

Volumn 418, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 121-146

  Schlosser, Gerhard ^a   Northcutt, R Glenn ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cranial nerves; Epibranchial placodes; Lateral line placodes; Neurogenesis; Profundal placode; Trigeminal placode

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CRANIAL NERVE; EMBRYO; GENE EXPRESSION; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NEURAL CREST; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

ANIMALS; BASIC HELIX-LOOP-HELIX TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; NERVOUS SYSTEM; OLFACTORY PATHWAYS; XENOPUS LAEVIS; XENOPUS PROTEINS;

EID: 0034611030     PISSN: 00219967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-9861(20000306)418:2<121::AID-CNE1>3.0.CO;2-M     Document Type: Article

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